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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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