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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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