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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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