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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major 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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