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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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