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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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