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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing 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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