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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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