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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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