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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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