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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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