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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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