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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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