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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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