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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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