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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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