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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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