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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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