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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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