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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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