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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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