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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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