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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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