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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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