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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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