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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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