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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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