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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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