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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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