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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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