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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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