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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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