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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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