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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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