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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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