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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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