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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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