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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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