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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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