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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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