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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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