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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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