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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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