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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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