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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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