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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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