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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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