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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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