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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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