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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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