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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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