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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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