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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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