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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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