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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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