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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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