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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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