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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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