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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing 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 issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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