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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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