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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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