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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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