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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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