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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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