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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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