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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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