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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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