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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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