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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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