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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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