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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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