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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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