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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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