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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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