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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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