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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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