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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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