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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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