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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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