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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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