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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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