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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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