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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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