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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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