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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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