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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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