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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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