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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches 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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