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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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