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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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