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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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