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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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