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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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