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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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