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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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