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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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