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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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