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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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