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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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