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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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