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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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