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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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