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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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