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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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