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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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