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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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