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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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