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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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