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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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