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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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