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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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