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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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