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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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