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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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