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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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