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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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