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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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