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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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