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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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