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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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