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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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