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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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