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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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