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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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