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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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