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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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