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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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