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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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