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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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