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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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