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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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