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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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