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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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