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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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