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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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