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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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