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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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