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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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