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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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