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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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