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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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