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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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