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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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