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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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