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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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