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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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