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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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