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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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