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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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