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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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