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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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