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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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