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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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