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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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