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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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