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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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