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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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