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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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