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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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