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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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