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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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