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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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