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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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