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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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