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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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