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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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