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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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