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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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