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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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