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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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