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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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