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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the 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 sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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