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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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