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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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