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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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