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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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