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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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