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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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