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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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