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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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