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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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