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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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