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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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