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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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