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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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