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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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