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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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