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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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