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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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