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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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