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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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