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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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