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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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