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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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