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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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