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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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