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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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