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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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