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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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