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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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