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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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