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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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