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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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