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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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