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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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