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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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