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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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