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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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