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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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