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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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