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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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