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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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