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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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