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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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