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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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