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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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