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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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