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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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