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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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