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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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