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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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