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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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