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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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