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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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