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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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