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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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