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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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