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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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