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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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