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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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