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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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