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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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