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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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