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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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