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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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