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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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