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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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