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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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