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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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