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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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