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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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