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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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