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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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