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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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