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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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