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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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