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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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