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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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