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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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