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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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