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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information 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 authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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