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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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