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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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