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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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