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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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