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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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