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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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