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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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