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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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