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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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