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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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