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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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