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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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