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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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