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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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