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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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