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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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