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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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