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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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