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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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