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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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