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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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