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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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