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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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