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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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