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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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