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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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