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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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