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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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