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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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