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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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