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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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