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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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