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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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