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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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