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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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