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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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