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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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