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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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