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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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