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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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