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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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