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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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