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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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