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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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