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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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