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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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