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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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