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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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