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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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