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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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