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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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