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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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