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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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