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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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