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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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