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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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