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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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