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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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