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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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