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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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