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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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