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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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