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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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