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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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