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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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