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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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