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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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