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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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