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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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