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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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