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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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