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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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