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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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