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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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