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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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