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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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