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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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