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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers 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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