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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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