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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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