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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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