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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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