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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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