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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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