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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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