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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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