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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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