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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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