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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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