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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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