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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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