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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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