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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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