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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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