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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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