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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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