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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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