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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the 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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