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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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