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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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