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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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