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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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