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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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