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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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