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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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