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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.

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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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