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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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