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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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