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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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