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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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