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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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