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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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