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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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