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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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