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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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