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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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