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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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