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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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