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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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