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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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