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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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