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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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