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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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