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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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