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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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