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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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