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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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