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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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