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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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