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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly 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 talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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