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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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