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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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