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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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