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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor 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 digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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