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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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