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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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