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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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