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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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