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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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