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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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