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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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