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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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