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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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