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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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