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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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