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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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