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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that 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 make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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