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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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