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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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