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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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