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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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