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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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