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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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