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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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