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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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