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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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