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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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