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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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