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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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