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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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