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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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