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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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