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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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