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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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