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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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