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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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