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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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