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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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