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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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