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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify 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 massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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