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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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