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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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