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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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