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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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