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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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