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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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