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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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