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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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