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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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