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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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