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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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