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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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