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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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