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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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