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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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