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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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