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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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