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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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