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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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