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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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