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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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