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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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