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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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