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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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