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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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