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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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