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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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