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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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