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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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