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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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