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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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