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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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