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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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