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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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