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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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