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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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