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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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