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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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