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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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