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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major 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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