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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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