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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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