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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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