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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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