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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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