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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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