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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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