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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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