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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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