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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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