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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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