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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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