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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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