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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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