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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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