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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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