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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes 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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