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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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