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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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