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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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