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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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