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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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