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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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