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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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