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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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