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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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