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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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