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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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