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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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