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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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