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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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