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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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