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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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