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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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