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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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