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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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