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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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