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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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