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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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