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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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