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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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