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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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