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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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