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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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