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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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