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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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