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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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