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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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