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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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