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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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