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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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